E-Resources- Research Assistance, Databases and More

Historica Canada provides educators, students and all interested Canadians with a variety of educational programs, events and resources that help Canadians – young and not-so-young – engage in meaningful ways with our history, identity and shared citizenship.

Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry® Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. It brings the world’s most popular consumer online genealogy resource to your library. It’s an unprecedented online collection of individuals from North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, and more.

Answers await everyone—whether professional or hobbyist, expert or novice, genealogist, or historian—inside the more than 7,000 available databases. Here, you can unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

Note: Ancestry Library Edition must be accessed from inside the library.